Postcode · Sheffield
Crime in S36 6UG
How much crime is recorded in S36 6UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penistone
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,702 (2024)
S36 6UGSheffield
How safe is S36 6UG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the S36 6UG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
S36 6UGNational
Burglary9.69.1
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.34.6
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other theft0.24.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.